In less than half a day, Huai'an City was declared lost.Under the bombardment of the Ming warship guns, the Qing soldiers were stunned.More than 200 artillery pieces were smashed, and the entire section of the city wall was smashed to the ground, as if it had been shaken.When the Ming army rushed to the city, Kong Xigui had fled in the direction of Yangzhou with his subordinates, and the defenders in the city surrendered to the Ming army directly under the leadership of the Qing general Li Huazhong.The important town of Huai'an, when the Qing army went south, there was no resistance, and now Zhao Ming attacked the city, and it took less than half a day to control the city.This was simply the easiest time Zhao Ming fought in Fucheng.Because there was no fierce battle, the statistics were very fast, and no one in the Ming army was killed, only a few soldiers jumped off the ship, and they were accidentally injured when they fell off, which can be said to be the smallest loss since the formation of the army.At noon, Zhao Ming entered the city and ordered the whole city to cut braids anyway, and those who wore braids and full clothes were punished as tartars and killed.Zhao Ming was not prepared to stick to Huai'an City, and as soon as the Ming army left, those who cut braids would be retaliated by the Qing army, but in order to force them to do it anyway, create trouble for the Qing army, and destroy the Lianghuai region, Zhao Ming would not be able to be benevolent.At this time, in the Huai'an Mansion, Zhao Ming summoned the people to meet him.Li Zhongming and the others will crowd into the lobby together, "Handsome!
”Zhao Ming sat in the middle hall with a golden sword, looked at everyone with a smile on his face, and asked, "How is it, how is it going?"
”Huai'an is the node of Caoyun, an important town in the north of the Yangtze River, the Qing army surrendered directly when it went south, the city was not damaged, and the autumn harvest has just passed, presumably the city is extremely rich."
Handsome!
Except for Kong Xigui, the rest of the Qing army in the city surrendered!
”Li Zhongming clenched his fists and smiled: "We have no casualties!"
”Xu Fuyuan, the commander of the army who went out with the army, said excitedly: "Qiqi Marshal, the army has seized the city, and thousands of soldiers have to be surrendered, and the ordnance, money and food in the city have been sealed, and there is no specific amount at the moment, but a cursory look at the humble position, the capture should be very rich!"
”Zhao Ming smiled when he heard this: "The capture must be counted as soon as possible, and then loaded onto the ship and shipped away!"
”At this moment, Dong Zhining, a shogunate scribe, suddenly walked in and said with an anxious face: "Dashuai, news will come from heaven and earth, tens of thousands of Qing troops are coming from Yangzhou to the north and rushing to Huai'an.In addition, the Qing troops in Xuzhou and Guide are also gathering, and within two days, they will be killed in Huai'an!
”"The Qing army reacted so quickly!"
Zhao Ming was shocked when he heard this, stood up, and shouted in a solemn voice: "The seized materials will be loaded onto the ship immediately, and the grain will be transported first, and then other materials will be transported." ”Hearing that the Qing army would arrive in two days, everyone was also shocked, Xu Fuyuan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Humble and orderly, let's arrange it!"
”"Wait!"
Cheng Bi stretched out his hand and saluted: "Dashuai, the materials are too far to be transported to Chongming, and it is recommended that some materials that are not afraid of rain should be placed on Kaishan Island and other places first, and then slowly transported back to Chongming and Zhoushan." ”A few months ago, Zhao Ming sent men and horses to occupy the islands off the coast of Shandong and Lianghuai, to spy on the land situation, and build warehouses as outposts for the army.The fleet went to Chongming, and then back was too time-consuming, transported to the coastal islands, and then slowly transferred just right.Zhao Ming shook his head when he heard this: "Okay, let's ship to Kaishan Island first!"
Mr.
Cheng, you assist Xu Yishi to complete this matter. ”Cheng Bi immediately clenched his fists, "Humble and orderly!"
”Zhao Ming then said to Li Zhongming: "Old Li Tou, you sent men and horses, taking advantage of the Qing army's arrival, to send orders to the place, cut braids against the Qing Dynasty, drive away the people of Siye, and cross the Huai River to the north in the direction of Haizhou." ”"Obedience!"
Li Zhongming solemnly clenched his fists.At this time, someone came to report, "Marshal, there is a Huai'an squire outside the government who wants to see you!"
”When Zhao Ming heard this, he groaned for a while, "Let them wait in lie, Ben Shuai will come later." ”In the side hall, more than a dozen local squires and businessmen wearing brocade and wearing extra hats gathered together, all with melancholy faces and discussions.Everyone is a person with some insight and has a certain understanding of the situation in the world, and the Ming army suddenly captured Huai'an, and they were not excited in their hearts.The current situation is not clear to ordinary people, but they understand very well that the Ming Dynasty has both fallen, and it is estimated that it will not be able to hold on, and it will be finished sooner or later.At this time, the Ming army captured Huai'an and forced them to cut their braids to oppose the Qing Dynasty, which made everyone really depressed.At this time, everyone was discussing, and a soldier in the hall shouted: "The handsome man has arrived!"
”Everyone quieted down when they heard the voice, and the prestige of Zhao Tiebang had spread to Lianghuai, but after the spread of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was not a positive image, but was described as a giant who killed and burned and looted.Everyone hurriedly got up, a little panicked in their hearts, and bowed down to greet each other under the leadership of the first old man.Zhao Ming walked in, sat down in the middle hall, and then smiled: "Folks, don't be polite!"
Sit down!
”The leader saluted and said, "Master Hou is busy with military affairs, and we are still here to disturb, I'm really sorry!"
”Zhao Ming waved his hand and looked at the old man as the leader, "It's okay, what is the old gentleman called, what advice do you have when you come to see Ben Shuai?"
”Seeing that Zhao Ming was kind, the old man became a little bolder, and arched his hand and said: "Old decay Sun Jilian, I came with you this time to ask Master Hou, are you going to stick to Huai'an for a long time?"
”Zhao Ming said bluntly: "The army will leave immediately, and it will not stay in Huai'an for a long time!"
”There was a commotion in the hall, but it was okay if the Ming army left, they could live a quiet life again, but they couldn't say this to Zhao Ming, Sun Jilian said tentatively: "Master Hou is gone, what should I do?"
”Zhao Ming stood up, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, fellow countrymen, how can Ben Shuai leave you and take you with me!"
”As soon as these words came out, the squires and businessmen panicked, they all had properties in Huai'an, no one wanted to leave, and Sun Jilian didn't want to go, after they shaved their heads, they had already lost their integrity or something.Once the moral bottom line is broken, it will be difficult to raise it again, and after the integrity and shame are lost, the number of people will become more and more shameless.Sun Jilian hurriedly said with a smile: "Hou Ye does not abandon the people, it really touches the old man, but he is just marching and fighting, taking the people away, after all, it is inconvenient, the old man and others can't bear it, and Hou Ye is defeated." ”Zhao Ming squinted at Sun Jilian, unwilling to play dumb riddles with him, since Huai'an was defeated, it was unreasonable to return it to the Manchu Qing as it was, Zhao Ming not only wanted to relocate the people, but also burned the city."
Don't worry about this, the old gentleman, Ben Shuai has a boat, and it's not in the way!"
Zhao Ming stood up and suddenly said coldly: "If the old gentleman wants to stay, he won't want to do things for the Tartars and be the Shunmin of the Tartars!"
”Sun Jilian shuddered when he heard this, and hurriedly lowered his head, "Don't dare, don't dare, how can the old man have such thoughts." ”"So much better!
Then let's go back and prepare!
”After Zhao Ming finished speaking, he turned around and left the lobby.Everyone in the hall looked at each other, surrounded Sun Jilian, and gossiped, "Old Sun, how is this good?"
”Sun Jilian sighed and said: "The situation is stronger than people, what can the old man do?"
”Huai'an is a transportation node, with warehouses in the city, and countless materials, money and grain.In the north of Huai'an, truckloads of supplies were transported out of the city, and the wharves were piled up like mountains of grain bags, hundreds of boxes full of silver and jewelry, as well as a large number of cloth, fine iron, porcelain, salt, tea and other materials.The scouts found out that there were three Qing troops rushing to Huai'an, the latest of which was tens of thousands of elites led by Man Dahai, and the soldiers and horses had already passed Gaoyou, and it would not take more than half a day for the strikers to kill Huai'an.Zhao Ming immediately ordered to speed up the transportation, but if he couldn't move it, the gold and silver would sink into the river, the materials would be set on fire, and not a single grass or tree could be left for the Qing army.At this time, in the northern city of Huai'an, Zhao Ming was receiving a person, it was Li Huazhong, a Qing general who surrendered in battle.Zhao Ming smiled kindly, "General Li is Liu Dongping's general?"
”Li Huazhong looked panicked, "Returning to the marshal, the last general is indeed a low-level general in Dongping's Uncle!"
”Zhao Ming patted him on the shoulder, "In that case, you are now promoted."
This commander appointed you as the commander of Hong Zewei. ”Then Zhao Ming looked at the generals behind him again, and said solemnly: "You are all commanders and acquaintances.If the person is not familiar with it, it will be recommended by Commander Li, and when the time comes, the commander will report to the imperial court for approval!
”Li Huazhong and other generals were a little unable to react, but the promotion was a good thing after all, everyone was busy kneeling and saluting, and said with great joy: "The last general and others are Xie Dashuai to carry it!"
”Zhao Ming helped everyone up, with a cordial attitude, "Commander Li, in the future, the two Huai will be handed over to you."
Don't let Ben Shuai down.Now you ask your people to come over, and the supplies here, you can take as much as you want. ”After Li Huazhong was coerced by Bai Wen to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he was not allowed to be reused, and the Qing court did not trust them, the southern generals, and was always on guard against them.Now as soon as Zhao Ming came, he was not only promoted, but also entrusted with important tasks, which immediately moved him, and he was busy saluting and clenching his fists excitedly, "Don't worry, the handsome man will definitely live up to the trust of the marshal." ”Seeing this, Zhao Ming bowed his head with satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged again, "Work hard, Ben Shuai and the court will not treat you badly!"
”This is already the third commander he has appointed in Lianghuai, the other two are the Lianshui guard general of Toucheng and a big smuggling salt dealer in Yancheng.Three hours later, Zhao Ming led the army to evacuate Huai'an, at this time Huai'an City had become an empty city, the city was blazing with fire, and the smoke rose into the sky.Li Huazhong watched Zhao Ming's fleet go down the river, then looked back at Huai'an City, where the smoke was billowing out, and suddenly turned his head and asked, "Is Ben General being pitted?"
”Many generals behind him also came back to their senses at this time, and said with a sad face, "General, it seems that this is really the case." ”", Zhao Tiebang is using us as cannon fodder!"
Li Huazhong smiled bitterly.At this moment, the scout came to report, "General, something is wrong, the Qing army has advanced to the southern suburbs!"
”Li Huazhong's expression changed in an instant, and he said urgently: "Hurry up, hurry up and enter Hongze Lake!"
”Huai'an is the node of Cao Yun, there are a large number of boats, Zhao Ming left a batch for Li Huazhong, and more than 1,000 Qing troops hurriedly boarded the ships and fled to Hongze Lake.In the evening, 30,000 horses led by Man Dahai first arrived at Huai'an City, the buildings in the city were destroyed, and the grain that the Manchus were going to transport to Beijing was looted, and the city was already an empty city.Man Dahai was furious when he saw this, "Zhao Zamao, it's really unreasonable!"
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